DRAFT - Protection Profile for General Purpose Operating Systems
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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Configure auditing of unsuccessful permission changes
Ensure that unsuccessful attempts to change file or directory permissions are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Unsuccessful permission change -a always,exit...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure auditing of successful permission changes
Ensure that successful attempts to modify permissions of files or directories are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Successful permission change -a always,ex...Rule Medium Severity -
GRUB2 bootloader configuration
During the boot process, the boot loader is responsible for starting the execution of the kernel and passing options to it. The boot loader allows for the selection of different kernels - possibly ...Group -
Configure kernel to trust the CPU random number generator
There exist two ways how to ensure that the Linux kernel trusts the CPU hardware random number generator. If the option is configured during kernel compilation, e.g. the option <code>CONFIG_RANDOM_...Rule Medium Severity -
Enable Kernel Page-Table Isolation (KPTI)
To enable Kernel page-table isolation, add the argument <code>pti=on</code> to the default GRUB 2 command line for the Linux operating system. To ensure that <code>pti=on</code> is added as a kerne...Rule Low Severity
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